Misinformation is widely and rapidly spreading on social media platforms. This could result
in severe negative effects on users and the quality of online generated content. Luckily …

Online social networks have become popular media worldwide. However, they also allow
rapid dissemination of misinformation causing negative impacts to users. With a source of …

In this work, we study the Submodular Cost Submodular Cover problem, which is to
minimize the submodular cost required to ensure that the submodular benefit function …

During a pandemic, social media is a low-cost, accessible, and broad-reaching channel to
disseminate information, however social media platforms can be hotbeds for misinformation …

Abstract Misinformation detection in Online Social Networks has recently become a critical
topic due to its important role in restraining misinformation. Recent studies have showed that …

In this paper, we investigate a problem of finding smallest set of nodes to remove from a
social network so that influence reduction of misinformation sources at least a given …

Detecting misinformation threads is crucial to guarantee a healthy environment on social
media. We address the problem using the data set created during the COVID-19 pandemic …

While online social networks (OSNs) have become an important platform for information
exchange, the abuse of OSNs to spread misinformation has become a significant threat to …

Most information spreading models consider that all individuals are identical
psychologically. They ignore, for instance, the curiosity level of people, which may indicate …

In the digital era, social media platforms have become the focal point for public discourse,
with a significant impact on shaping societal narratives. However, they are also rife with mis …